JEE Main 2002MathematicsCircleMediumMCQ

JEE Main 2002Circle Question with Solution

JEE Main 2002

Question

The centres of a set of circles, each of radius 3 , lie on the circle . The locus of any point in the set is

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Step-by-step explanation

Let be the centre of any such circle. Equation of such circle is . Since lies on . ; Locus of is , which clearly satisfies (a).

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